Bukwo is a town in
Eastern Uganda
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Districts
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Bukwo District
Bukwo District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Bukwo is its main political, administrative, and commercial center and the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Bukwo District is bordered by Amudat District to t ...
and the headquarters of the district are located there. The district is named after the town.
Location
Bukwo is located approximately , by road, northeast of
Mbale
Mbale is a city in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Mbale District and the surrounding sub-region.
Location
Mbale is approximately , by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capita ...
. The town is located on the eastern slopes of the
Mount Elgon
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Kenya
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This location lies approximately , by road, northeast of
Kampala
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, the capital of
Uganda
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and the largest city in the country. The coordinates of the town are:1°17'34.0"N, 34°45'11.0"E (Latitude:1.292764; Longitude:34.753050).
Population
As of May 2014, the exact population of the town of Bukwo is not publicly known.
Points of interest
Te following points of interest lie within the town, or near its borders:
* The headquarters of
Bukwo District Administration
* The offices of Bukwo Town Council
* Bukwo Central Market
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Bukwo General Hospital
Bukwo General Hospital, also Bukwo District Hospital or Bukwo Hospital, is a hospital in the Eastern Region, Uganda, Eastern Region of Uganda.
Location
The hospital is located on the Kapchorwa–Suam Road, in the town of Bukwo, approximately nor ...
- A public hospital administered by the
Uganda Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for planning, delivering, and maintaining an efficient and effective healthcare delivery system, including preventive, curative, and rehabilitative service ...
* Bukwo Training Camp, a running camp that was founded and managed by Italian sports manager Flavio Pascalato in 2014
See also
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Bukwo District
Bukwo District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Bukwo is its main political, administrative, and commercial center and the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Bukwo District is bordered by Amudat District to t ...
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Sebei
The Sebei are a Southern Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting eastern Uganda. They speak Kupsabiny, a Kalenjin language. The Sapiiny occupy three districts, namely Bukwo, Kween and Kapchorwa.
Culture
The Sebei people lead a fairly simple life style ...
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Eastern Region, Uganda
The Eastern region is one of four regions in the country of Uganda. As of Uganda's 2014 census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is us ...
References
External links
Bukwo District Homepage
{{Bukwa District
Populated places in Eastern Region, Uganda
Bukwo District